Barack Obama greets cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point. (Photo: Reuters)
Obama: I Won't Give Defense Special Treatment in Coming Fiscal Talks -- Defense News
WASHINGTON — President Obama told Senate Democrats on Wednesday he will not give Pentagon spending special treatment when he begins negotiating several fiscal deals with Republicans.
Obama came to Capitol Hill for a pre-August recess powwow with congressional Democrats. He huddled with House and Senate Democrats in separate hour-long meetings that focused on a range issues, including plans for upcoming negotiations about the nation’s borrowing limit, averting a government shutdown, and a sequestration-addressing “grand bargain” fiscal deal.
Lawmakers this week say talks on all three issues have begun among various groups on Capitol Hill, as well with White House staffers.
Lawmakers expect those talks to kick into high gear as soon as they return here Sept. 9.
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My Comment: Regular readers of this blog know that I am skeptical of this President .... actually .... I am skeptical of all politicians .... but on this issue, I believe that President Obama is speaking the truth. President Obama's priority is not the Pentagon .... his calling is elsewhere.
As to what is my take on where the U.S. defense budget is going .... this article sums it up nicely.
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